The object becomes aesthetically significant when it becomes metaphysically significant.
Joseph Campbell
Aesthetics, Metaphysics, Significance, Beauty, Art, Perception
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More Joseph Campbell Quotes
“I will never forget the experience I had when I was in Japan, a place that never heard of the Fall and the Garden of Eden. One of the Shinto texts says that the processes of nature cannot be evil. Every natural impulse is not to be corrected but to be sublimated, to be beautified. There is a glorious interest in the beauty of nature and cooperation with nature, so that in some of those gardens you don’t know where nature begins and art ends – this was a tremendous experience.” Joseph Campbell
Nature, Beauty, Japan, Spirituality, Art, Harmony
Joseph Campbell Nature, Beauty, Japan, Spirituality, Art, Harmony“We are having experiences all the time which may on occasion render some sense of this, a little intuition of where your bliss is. Grab it. No one can tell you what it is going to be. You have to learn to recognize your own depth.” Joseph Campbell
Bliss Discovery, Self-awareness, Intuition, Personal Path, Life Experience, Depth
Joseph Campbell Bliss Discovery, Self-awareness, Intuition, Personal Path, Life Experience, Depth“The notion of this universe, its heavens, hells, and everything within it, as a great dream dreamed by a single being in which all the dream characters are dreaming too, has in India enchanted and shaped the entire civilization.” Joseph Campbell
Universe, Dream, Reality, Spirituality, India, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Universe, Dream, Reality, Spirituality, India, Philosophy“From the perspective of the source, the world is a majestic harmony of forms pouring into being, exploding, and dissolving. But what the swiftly passing creatures experience is a terrible cacophony of battle cries and pain.” Joseph Campbell
Perspective, Universe, Life Struggles, Existence, Harmony, Philosophy
Joseph Campbell Perspective, Universe, Life Struggles, Existence, Harmony, Philosophy“The ultimate experience of love is a realization that beneath the illusion of two-ness dwells identity.” Joseph Campbell
Love, Identity, Unity, Relationships, Philosophy, Connection
Joseph Campbell Love, Identity, Unity, Relationships, Philosophy, Connection“The best we can do is lean towards the light.” Joseph Campbell
Positive Mindset, Embracing Hope, Positivity, Light, Hope, Mindset
Joseph Campbell Positive Mindset, Embracing Hope, Positivity, Light, Hope, Mindset“The only way you can talk about this great tide in which you’re a participant is as Schopenhauer did: the universe is a dream dreamed by a single dreamer where all the dream characters dream too.” Joseph Campbell
Universal Dream, Schopenhauer Reference, Shared Existence, Philosophy, Dreamer, Interconnection
Joseph Campbell Universal Dream, Schopenhauer Reference, Shared Existence, Philosophy, Dreamer, Interconnection“I always tell my students follow your bliss. When you have that feeling then stay with it and don’t let anyone throw you off.” Joseph Campbell
Bliss, Passion, Guidance, Focus, Life Purpose, Motivation
Joseph Campbell Bliss, Passion, Guidance, Focus, Life Purpose, Motivation“The Deadheads are doing the dance of life and this I would say is the answer to the atom bomb.” Joseph Campbell
Life’s Dance, Peaceful Existence, Dance, Life, Peace, Existence
Joseph Campbell Life’s Dance, Peaceful Existence, Dance, Life, Peace, Existence“We’re not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that you save the world. The influence of a vital person vitalizes.” Joseph Campbell
Personal Growth, Influence, World Change, Self-awareness, Vitality, Transformation
Joseph Campbell Personal Growth, Influence, World Change, Self-awareness, Vitality, Transformation“The priests used to say that faith can move mountains, and nobody believed them. Today the scientists say that they can level mountains, and nobody doubts them.” Joseph Campbell
Faith, Science, Faith Versus Reason, Miracles, Belief, Human Power
Joseph Campbell Faith, Science, Faith Versus Reason, Miracles, Belief, Human Power“The realm of the gods is a forgotten dimension of the world we know. And the exploration of that dimension, either willingly or unwillingly, is the whole sense of the deed of the hero. The values and distinctions that in normal life seem important disappear with the terrifying assimilation of the self into what formerly was only otherness.” Joseph Campbell
Heroic Exploration, Forgotten Realms, Hero, Exploration, Realms, Forgotten
Joseph Campbell Heroic Exploration, Forgotten Realms, Hero, Exploration, Realms, Forgotten“Mythology is to relate found truth to the living of a life.” Joseph Campbell
Truth In Myth, Living Wisdom, Life Lessons, Ancient Stories, Cultural Insights, Personal Growth
Joseph Campbell Truth In Myth, Living Wisdom, Life Lessons, Ancient Stories, Cultural Insights, Personal Growth“You know the rule: If you are falling, dive. Do the thing that has to be done.” Joseph Campbell
Taking Risks, Bold Actions, Courage, Risks, Actions, Decisions
Joseph Campbell Taking Risks, Bold Actions, Courage, Risks, Actions, Decisions“The myth does not point to a fact; the myth points beyond facts to something that informs the fact.” Joseph Campbell
Myth, Philosophy, Truth, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Insight
Joseph Campbell Myth, Philosophy, Truth, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Insight“If you live with the myths in your mind, you will find yourself always in mythological situations. They cover everything that can happen to you. And that enables you to interpret the myth in relation to life, as well as life in relation to myth.” Joseph Campbell
Mythology, Life Interpretation, Ancient Wisdom, Mythic Thinking, Cultural Narratives, Perspective
Joseph Campbell Mythology, Life Interpretation, Ancient Wisdom, Mythic Thinking, Cultural Narratives, Perspective“All the old bindings are broken. Cosmological centers now are anywhere and everywhere. The earth is a heavenly body, most beautiful of all, and all poetry is now archaic that fails to match the wonder of this view.” Joseph Campbell
Cosmic Vision, Earth’s Beauty, Freedom, Change, Transformation, Wonder
Joseph Campbell Cosmic Vision, Earth’s Beauty, Freedom, Change, Transformation, Wonder“Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.” Joseph Campbell
Power Of Myth, Historical Perceptions, Storytelling Truths, Imagination’s Role, Timeless Narratives, Perspective Shift
Joseph Campbell Power Of Myth, Historical Perceptions, Storytelling Truths, Imagination’s Role, Timeless Narratives, Perspective Shift